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I want to the ability to upload attachment in power apps. I went to Form->Edit and then added SharePoint or SharePoint Sites as a data source. The ‘Attachments’ field didn’t appear, so I went to add it (as follows), but I can’t find it anywhere.

How do I provide the ability to upload Attachments?

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Mister_Shaik 1,008 on at

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Hi @Brian_EAF ,

You can click on the "Add field" option you see above the Title column, after which you will be able to see all the fields inside your data souce. Just select the Attachment field or whatever fields you want and add them.

Hope you find this helpful!

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Shaik Sha
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Brian_EAF 12 on at

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Thanks Shaik,

I'm sorry I didn't include my 'add field' step. I couldn't find the 'Attachment' field. This is after adding a Sharepoint directory as a data source:
This is my data source:

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Hi @Brian_EAF ,

I can now see that your data source is a Library and not a List.

Attachment field controls are only available in forms with a List datasource. It is not available for a Library. as Libraries not only contain Files but folders as well and are not in plain structure rather a complex nested way, which is we won't be able to use an attachment control in a Library connected form.

You can still view the file details though,

Please let me know what you're planning to build here, so that I can advise you in a better way 🙂

Thanks!
Shaik Sha

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Brian_EAF 12 on at

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Hi Shaik,

I'm just looking to upload multiple files - basically have something with 'Attachments' functionality. I thought I might be able to snag it by inserting a form, but maybe not?

Thanks,
Brian.

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Hi Brian,

Although there is no direct way to do this, there are multiple workarounds to get files uploaded to Library from Power Apps.

For your reference: PowerApps upload file to SharePoint document library - SPGuides This article gives a clear way to do this.

Hope you find this helpful! 🙂
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